com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common
Class DefaultTimeClock

java.lang.Object
  com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common.DefaultTimeClock

All Implemented Interfaces:

CMCommon, TimeClock, CMObject, Tickable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<CMObject>

public class DefaultTimeClock
extends java.lang.Object
implements TimeClock

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common.interfaces.TimeClock

TimeClock.MoonPhase, TimeClock.Season, TimeClock.TidePhase, TimeClock.TimeOfDay, TimeClock.TimePeriod

Field Summary

protected int[]	dawnToDusk
protected int	day
protected int	daysInMonth
protected int	hoursInDay
protected long	lastTicked
protected boolean	loaded
protected java.lang.String	loadName
protected int	month
protected java.lang.String[]	monthsInYear
protected int	tickStatus
protected int	time
protected java.lang.String[]	weekNames
protected int	year
protected java.lang.String[]	yearNames

Fields inherited from interface com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.interfaces.Tickable

STATUS_AFFECT, STATUS_ALIVE, STATUS_BEHAVIOR, STATUS_CLASS, STATUS_DEAD, STATUS_END, STATUS_FIGHT, STATUS_MISC, STATUS_MISC2, STATUS_MISC3, STATUS_MISC4, STATUS_MISC5, STATUS_MISC6, STATUS_MISC7, STATUS_NOT, STATUS_OTHER, STATUS_RACE, STATUS_REBIRTH, STATUS_SCRIPT, STATUS_START, STATUS_WEATHER, TICKID_AREA, TICKID_BEAMWEAPON, TICKID_CLAN, TICKID_CLANITEM, TICKID_DEADBODY_DECAY, TICKID_ELECTRONICS, TICKID_EMAIL, TICKID_EXIT_BEHAVIOR, TICKID_EXIT_REOPEN, TICKID_ITEM_BEHAVIOR, TICKID_ITEM_BOUNCEBACK, TICKID_LIGHT_FLICKERS, TICKID_LIVEAUCTION, TICKID_LONGERMASK, TICKID_MISCELLANEOUS, TICKID_MOB, TICKID_PROPERTY_SPECIAL, TICKID_QUEST, TICKID_READYTOSTOP, TICKID_ROOM_BEHAVIOR, TICKID_ROOM_ITEM_REJUV, TICKID_SOLITARYMASK, TICKID_SPECIALCOMBAT, TICKID_SPECIALMANEUVER, TICKID_SPELL_AFFECT, TICKID_SUPPORT, TICKID_TIMEAUCTION, TICKID_TRAP_DESTRUCTION, TICKID_TRAP_RESET

Constructor Summary

DefaultTimeClock()

Method Summary

void	bumpDays(int num) Increase this clocks time by the given number of days.
void	bumpHours(int num) Increase this clocks time by the given number of hours.
void	bumpMonths(int num) Increase this clocks time by the given number of months.
void	bumpWeeks(int num) Increase this clocks time by the given number of weeks.
void	bumpYears(int num) Increase this clocks time by the given number of years.
int	compareTo(CMObject o)
CMObject	copyOf() Similar to Cloneable.clone(), but does its best to make sure that any internal objects to this class are also copyOfed.
TimeClock	deriveClock(long millis) Using the current time and date as a yardstick, and assuming constant running and perfect timing, this method will derive a mud date and time from the given real life date/time in milliseconds.
java.lang.String	deriveEllapsedTimeString(long millis) Using the given number of milliseconds, this method will return a string describing the number of mud days, hours, etc that is represented by that amount of real time, assuming constant running and perfect timing.
long	deriveMillisAfter(TimeClock C) This method will discover the difference in mud hours between this time clock and the given EARLIER clock, assuming they use the same scale of measurement.
long	deriveMudHoursAfter(TimeClock C) This method will discover the difference in mud hours between this time clock and the given EARLIER clock, assuming they use the same scale of measurement.
int[]	getDawnToDusk() Gets the dawn to dusk values, indexed by the TOD constants.
int	getDayOfMonth() Gets the current day of month.
int	getDaysInMonth() Gets the days in a month.
int	getDaysInWeek() Gets the number of days in each week
int	getHourOfDay() Gets the current time of day (the hour).
int	getHoursInDay() Gets the hours in a day.
int	getMonth() Gets the current month.
java.lang.String[]	getMonthNames() Gets the month names, in order, indexed by 0.
int	getMonthsInYear() Gets the months in a year.
TimeClock.MoonPhase	getMoonPhase(Room room) Gets the moon phase an an enumeration.
TimeClock.Season	getSeasonCode() Gets the season code.
java.lang.String	getShortestTimeDescription() Gets the shortest time description, showing only the date and time in brief numeric format.
java.lang.String	getShortTimeDescription() Gets a shorter time description, showing the date and time in full sentence format, but skipping lunar orientation.
int	getTickStatus() A coded status for this object during the period where its tick method is being called.
TimeClock.TidePhase	getTidePhase(Room room) Gets the phase of the tides as an enumeration.
TimeClock.TimeOfDay	getTODCode() Gets the TOD code, which is the sun-orientation (morning, evening, etc)
java.lang.String[]	getWeekNames() Gets the week names, which is the names of the days of each week, a string array indexed by the day of the week - 1.
int	getYear() Gets the current year.
java.lang.String[]	getYearNames() Gets the names of the year, an arbitrary sized list that is rotated through from year to year.
void	handleTimeChange() Causes the world to visibly react to a change in time
java.lang.String	ID() The CoffeeMud Java Class ID shared by all instances of this object.
void	initializeClass() Called ONCE after all objects are loaded, but before the map is read in during initialization.
void	initializeINIClock(CMProps page) Initialize ini clock by reading calendar values from the given properties page.
java.lang.String	L(java.lang.String str, java.lang.String... xs)
java.lang.String	name() The nice displayable name of this instance of this object
CMObject	newInstance() Returns a new instance of this class.
void	save() Saves the current time/date information where ever its supposed to be saved.
void	setDawnToDusk(int dawn, int day, int dusk, int night) Sets the dawn to dusk values as absolute hours when that particular time of day begins.
void	setDayOfMonth(int d) Sets the current day of month.
void	setDaysInMonth(int d) Sets the days in a month.
void	setDaysInWeek(java.lang.String[] days) Sets the number of days in each week by naming each of them in a string array
void	setFromHoursSinceEpoc(long num) Sets this clock to the given number of hours since epoc.
boolean	setHourOfDay(int t) Sets the time of day (the hour).
void	setHoursInDay(int h) Sets the hours in a day.
void	setLoadName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name of this time object for the purposes of database loading and saving.
void	setMonth(int m) Sets the current month.
void	setMonthsInYear(java.lang.String[] months) Sets the months in year as a string array of names, arranged in order.
void	setYear(int y) Sets the current year.
void	setYearNames(java.lang.String[] years) Sets the year names, which is an arbitrary sized list that is rotated through from year to year.
boolean	tick(Tickable ticking, int tickID) this is the method which is called periodically by the threading engine.
void	tickTock(int howManyHours) Alters the time/day by the given number of hours (forward or backward)
protected void	tickTock(int howManyHours, boolean moveTheSky)
java.lang.String	timeDescription(MOB mob, Room room) Returns a complete description of the date, time, and lunar orientation, and day of the week in a full sentence word format.
long	toHoursSinceEpoc() Returns the total hours since epoc

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

tickStatus

protected int tickStatus

loaded

protected boolean loaded

loadName

protected java.lang.String loadName

lastTicked

protected volatile long lastTicked

year

protected int year

month

protected int month

day

protected int day

time

protected int time

hoursInDay

protected int hoursInDay

monthsInYear

protected java.lang.String[] monthsInYear

daysInMonth

protected int daysInMonth

dawnToDusk

protected int[] dawnToDusk

weekNames

protected java.lang.String[] weekNames

yearNames

protected java.lang.String[] yearNames

Constructor Detail

DefaultTimeClock

public DefaultTimeClock()

Method Detail

ID

public java.lang.String ID()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

The CoffeeMud Java Class ID shared by all instances of this object. Unlike the Java Class name, this method does not include package information. However, it must return a String value unique to its class category in the ClassLoader. Class categories include Libraries, Common, Areas, Abilities, Behaviors, CharClasses, Commands, Exits Locales, MOBS, Races, WebMacros, Basic Items, Armor, Weapons, ClanItems, Tech. The name is typically identical to the class name.

Specified by:

ID in interface CMObject

Returns:

the name of this class

name

public java.lang.String name()

Description copied from interface: Tickable

The nice displayable name of this instance of this object

Specified by:

name in interface CMObject

Specified by:

name in interface Tickable

Returns:

the displayable name of this object instance

See Also:

Environmental.Name()

newInstance

public CMObject newInstance()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

Returns a new instance of this class.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface CMObject

Returns:

a new instance of this class

initializeClass

public void initializeClass()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

Called ONCE after all objects are loaded, but before the map is read in during initialization.

Specified by:

initializeClass in interface CMObject

getTickStatus

public int getTickStatus()

Description copied from interface: Tickable

A coded status for this object during the period where its tick method is being called. The statis is defined, at least in part, by constants in this interface STATUS_*. STATUS_NOT should be returned when the objects tick method is not currently in execution. It should never return STATUS_NOT when the objects tick method is in execution.

Specified by:

getTickStatus in interface Tickable

Returns:

the numeric status of this object

See Also:

Tickable.tick(Tickable, int)

setLoadName

public void setLoadName(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the name of this time object for the purposes of database loading and saving. This is required for the save method to do anything at all.

Specified by:

setLoadName in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

name - the new load name

See Also:

TimeClock.save()

getHoursInDay

public int getHoursInDay()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the hours in a day.

Specified by:

getHoursInDay in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the hours in a day

See Also:

TimeClock.setHoursInDay(int)

setHoursInDay

public void setHoursInDay(int h)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the hours in a day.

Specified by:

setHoursInDay in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

h - the new hours in a day

See Also:

TimeClock.getHoursInDay()

getDaysInMonth

public int getDaysInMonth()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the days in a month.

Specified by:

getDaysInMonth in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the days in a month

See Also:

TimeClock.setDaysInMonth(int)

setDaysInMonth

public void setDaysInMonth(int d)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the days in a month.

Specified by:

setDaysInMonth in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

d - the new days in a month

See Also:

TimeClock.getDaysInMonth()

getMonthsInYear

public int getMonthsInYear()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the months in a year.

Specified by:

getMonthsInYear in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the months in a year

See Also:

TimeClock.setMonthsInYear(String[]), TimeClock.getMonthNames()

getMonthNames

public java.lang.String[] getMonthNames()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the month names, in order, indexed by 0.

Specified by:

getMonthNames in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the month names

See Also:

TimeClock.setMonthsInYear(String[]), TimeClock.getMonthNames()

setMonthsInYear

public void setMonthsInYear(java.lang.String[] months)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the months in year as a string array of names, arranged in order.

Specified by:

setMonthsInYear in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

months - the new month names in a year

See Also:

TimeClock.getMonthNames(), TimeClock.getMonthsInYear()

getDawnToDusk

public int[] getDawnToDusk()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the dawn to dusk values, indexed by the TOD constants. Each entry is an hour when the TOD starts. The order of the values is DAWN, DAY, DUSK, NIGHT.

Specified by:

getDawnToDusk in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the dawn to dusk array

See Also:

TimeClock.getTODCode(), TimeClock.setDawnToDusk(int, int, int, int), TimeClock.TimeOfDay

getYearNames

public java.lang.String[] getYearNames()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the names of the year, an arbitrary sized list that is rotated through from year to year. (think: "year of the donkey", etc..)

Specified by:

getYearNames in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the year names, if any.

See Also:

TimeClock.setYearNames(String[])

setYearNames

public void setYearNames(java.lang.String[] years)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the year names, which is an arbitrary sized list that is rotated through from year to year. (think: "year of the donkey", etc..)

Specified by:

setYearNames in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

years - the new years names

See Also:

TimeClock.getYearNames()

setDawnToDusk

public void setDawnToDusk(int dawn,
                          int day,
                          int dusk,
                          int night)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the dawn to dusk values as absolute hours when that particular time of day begins.

Specified by:

setDawnToDusk in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

dawn - the dawn hour

day - the day hour

dusk - the dusk hour

night - the night hour

See Also:

TimeClock.getDawnToDusk(), TimeClock.getTODCode(), TimeClock.TimeOfDay

getWeekNames

public java.lang.String[] getWeekNames()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the week names, which is the names of the days of each week, a string array indexed by the day of the week - 1.

Specified by:

getWeekNames in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the week names as an array of strings

See Also:

TimeClock.setDaysInWeek(String[]), TimeClock.getDaysInWeek()

getDaysInWeek

public int getDaysInWeek()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the number of days in each week

Specified by:

getDaysInWeek in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the days in each week

See Also:

TimeClock.setDaysInWeek(String[]), TimeClock.getWeekNames()

setDaysInWeek

public void setDaysInWeek(java.lang.String[] days)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the number of days in each week by naming each of them in a string array

Specified by:

setDaysInWeek in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

days - the new days in each week string array

See Also:

TimeClock.getDaysInWeek(), TimeClock.getWeekNames()

getShortestTimeDescription

public java.lang.String getShortestTimeDescription()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the shortest time description, showing only the date and time in brief numeric format.

Specified by:

getShortestTimeDescription in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the shortest time description

See Also:

TimeClock.timeDescription(MOB, Room), TimeClock.getShortTimeDescription()

getShortTimeDescription

public java.lang.String getShortTimeDescription()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets a shorter time description, showing the date and time in full sentence format, but skipping lunar orientation.

Specified by:

getShortTimeDescription in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the short time description

See Also:

TimeClock.timeDescription(MOB, Room), TimeClock.getShortestTimeDescription()

initializeINIClock

public void initializeINIClock(CMProps page)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Initialize ini clock by reading calendar values from the given properties page. Does not load current values from anywhere.

Specified by:

initializeINIClock in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

page - the properties page

L

public java.lang.String L(java.lang.String str,
                          java.lang.String... xs)

timeDescription

public java.lang.String timeDescription(MOB mob,
                                        Room room)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Returns a complete description of the date, time, and lunar orientation, and day of the week in a full sentence word format.

Specified by:

timeDescription in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

mob - the mob who wants to know the time

room - the room the room where the mob is wanting the time

Returns:

the string representing the date and time

See Also:

TimeClock.getShortTimeDescription(), TimeClock.getShortestTimeDescription()

getYear

public int getYear()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the current year.

Specified by:

getYear in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the current year

See Also:

TimeClock.setYear(int)

setYear

public void setYear(int y)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the current year.

Specified by:

setYear in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

y - the new year

See Also:

TimeClock.getYear()

getSeasonCode

public TimeClock.Season getSeasonCode()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the season code.

Specified by:

getSeasonCode in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the season code

See Also:

TimeClock.Season

getMonth

public int getMonth()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the current month.

Specified by:

getMonth in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the current month

See Also:

TimeClock.setMonth(int)

setMonth

public void setMonth(int m)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the current month.

Specified by:

setMonth in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

m - the new month

See Also:

TimeClock.getMonth()

getMoonPhase

public TimeClock.MoonPhase getMoonPhase(Room room)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the moon phase an an enumeration.

Specified by:

getMoonPhase in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

room - the room to check the moon phase for

Returns:

the moon phase as an enumeration

See Also:

TimeClock.MoonPhase

getTidePhase

public TimeClock.TidePhase getTidePhase(Room room)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the phase of the tides as an enumeration.

Specified by:

getTidePhase in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

room - the room to check the tide phase for

Returns:

the tide phase as an enumeration

See Also:

TimeClock.TidePhase

getDayOfMonth

public int getDayOfMonth()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the current day of month.

Specified by:

getDayOfMonth in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the day of month

See Also:

TimeClock.setDayOfMonth(int)

setDayOfMonth

public void setDayOfMonth(int d)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the current day of month.

Specified by:

setDayOfMonth in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

d - the new day of month

See Also:

TimeClock.getDayOfMonth()

getHourOfDay

public int getHourOfDay()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the current time of day (the hour).

Specified by:

getHourOfDay in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the time of day (hour)

See Also:

TimeClock.setHourOfDay(int)

getTODCode

public TimeClock.TimeOfDay getTODCode()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Gets the TOD code, which is the sun-orientation (morning, evening, etc)

Specified by:

getTODCode in interface TimeClock

Returns:

the TOD code

See Also:

TimeClock.setHourOfDay(int), TimeClock.setDawnToDusk(int, int, int, int), TimeClock.TimeOfDay

setHourOfDay

public boolean setHourOfDay(int t)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets the time of day (the hour).

Specified by:

setHourOfDay in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

t - the time of day (the hour)

Returns:

true, if the new time denotes a change of sun-orientation, false otherwise

See Also:

TimeClock.getHourOfDay()

copyOf

public CMObject copyOf()

Description copied from interface: CMObject

Similar to Cloneable.clone(), but does its best to make sure that any internal objects to this class are also copyOfed.

Specified by:

copyOf in interface CMObject

Returns:

a clone of this object

deriveClock

public TimeClock deriveClock(long millis)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Using the current time and date as a yardstick, and assuming constant running and perfect timing, this method will derive a mud date and time from the given real life date/time in milliseconds.

Specified by:

deriveClock in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

millis - the milliseconds since 1970

Returns:

the time clock object representing that real life time

See Also:

TimeClock.deriveMillisAfter(TimeClock), TimeClock.deriveEllapsedTimeString(long)

deriveEllapsedTimeString

public java.lang.String deriveEllapsedTimeString(long millis)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Using the given number of milliseconds, this method will return a string describing the number of mud days, hours, etc that is represented by that amount of real time, assuming constant running and perfect timing.

Specified by:

deriveEllapsedTimeString in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

millis - the milliseconds of elapsed time represented

Returns:

the string representing the elapsed mud time

See Also:

TimeClock.deriveMillisAfter(TimeClock), TimeClock.deriveClock(long)

deriveMillisAfter

public long deriveMillisAfter(TimeClock C)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

This method will discover the difference in mud hours between this time clock and the given EARLIER clock, assuming they use the same scale of measurement. It will then return the number of actual milliseconds would have elapsed, assuming constant running and perfect timing.

Specified by:

deriveMillisAfter in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

C - the earlier time clock object

Returns:

the number of milliseconds elapsed since the given clock

See Also:

TimeClock.deriveClock(long), TimeClock.deriveEllapsedTimeString(long)

deriveMudHoursAfter

public long deriveMudHoursAfter(TimeClock C)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

This method will discover the difference in mud hours between this time clock and the given EARLIER clock, assuming they use the same scale of measurement. It will then return the number of actual mud hours would have elapsed.

Specified by:

deriveMudHoursAfter in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

C - the earlier time clock object

Returns:

the number of mud hours elapsed since the given clock

See Also:

TimeClock.deriveClock(long), TimeClock.deriveEllapsedTimeString(long)

handleTimeChange

public void handleTimeChange()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Causes the world to visibly react to a change in time

Specified by:

handleTimeChange in interface TimeClock

tickTock

protected void tickTock(int howManyHours,
                        boolean moveTheSky)

tickTock

public void tickTock(int howManyHours)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Alters the time/day by the given number of hours (forward or backward)

Specified by:

tickTock in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

howManyHours - the how many hours to alter the time by

bumpHours

public void bumpHours(int num)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Increase this clocks time by the given number of hours. Does NOT move the sky. Use tickTock for that.

Specified by:

bumpHours in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

num - the number to bump

See Also:

TimeClock.tickTock(int), TimeClock.bumpDays(int), TimeClock.bumpWeeks(int), TimeClock.bumpMonths(int), TimeClock.bumpYears(int)

bumpDays

public void bumpDays(int num)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Increase this clocks time by the given number of days. Does NOT move the sky. Use tickTock for that.

Specified by:

bumpDays in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

num - the number to bump

See Also:

TimeClock.tickTock(int), TimeClock.bumpHours(int), TimeClock.bumpWeeks(int), TimeClock.bumpMonths(int), TimeClock.bumpYears(int)

bumpWeeks

public void bumpWeeks(int num)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Increase this clocks time by the given number of weeks. Does NOT move the sky. Use tickTock for that.

Specified by:

bumpWeeks in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

num - the number to bump

See Also:

TimeClock.tickTock(int), TimeClock.bumpHours(int), TimeClock.bumpDays(int), TimeClock.bumpMonths(int), TimeClock.bumpYears(int)

bumpMonths

public void bumpMonths(int num)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Increase this clocks time by the given number of months. Does NOT move the sky. Use tickTock for that.

Specified by:

bumpMonths in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

num - the number to bump

See Also:

TimeClock.tickTock(int), TimeClock.bumpHours(int), TimeClock.bumpDays(int), TimeClock.bumpWeeks(int), TimeClock.bumpYears(int)

bumpYears

public void bumpYears(int num)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Increase this clocks time by the given number of years. Does NOT move the sky. Use tickTock for that.

Specified by:

bumpYears in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

num - the number to bump

See Also:

TimeClock.tickTock(int), TimeClock.bumpHours(int), TimeClock.bumpDays(int), TimeClock.bumpWeeks(int), TimeClock.bumpMonths(int)

toHoursSinceEpoc

public long toHoursSinceEpoc()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Returns the total hours since epoc

Specified by:

toHoursSinceEpoc in interface TimeClock

Returns:

total hours since epoc

See Also:

TimeClock.setFromHoursSinceEpoc(long)

setFromHoursSinceEpoc

public void setFromHoursSinceEpoc(long num)

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Sets this clock to the given number of hours since epoc. Does NOT move the sky, you need to call tickTock for that.

Specified by:

setFromHoursSinceEpoc in interface TimeClock

Parameters:

num - the new time, in hours since epoc.

See Also:

TimeClock.tickTock(int), TimeClock.toHoursSinceEpoc()

save

public void save()

Description copied from interface: TimeClock

Saves the current time/date information where ever its supposed to be saved. Requires that setLoadName be called before.

Specified by:

save in interface TimeClock

See Also:

TimeClock.setLoadName(String)

tick

public boolean tick(Tickable ticking,
                    int tickID)

Description copied from interface: Tickable

this is the method which is called periodically by the threading engine. How often it is called depends on the parameters passed to the threadding engine when it is submitted for thread access. Typically the period is once per TIME_TICK period, but that is determined when the object is submitted to the thread engine.

Specified by:

tick in interface Tickable

Parameters:

ticking - a reference to this Tickable object

tickID - the TICKID_ constant describing this periodic call, as defined in Tickable

Returns:

true always, unless this object no longer wishes to ever tick again, in which case false

See Also:

Tickable, ServiceEngine, TickableGroup

compareTo

public int compareTo(CMObject o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<CMObject>